Grama Lynn's Holiday 2007

Layne's barn across the drive from their house.

It's beautiful sitting back in the woods so quiet and empty. Although

there are the occasional mouse, rat, racoon, cat, dog, birds and maybe an owl.

Maybe it's not so empty after all. Layne is my oldest brother (closest to me

but younger than me) who lives with his wife Susan and at one time their 

two children Kimberlee and Justin. They are grown with families of 

their own now. Justin and his wife Nikkole have 4 girls and live a few 

miles down the long rural neighborhood drive to town. Kimberlee lives 

several hours away with her two children, a boy and girl. They are a 

close family and spend alot of time at the house that Dad and Mom

built years ago. They blazed a trail and cut a road into a ravene in

a large stand of live Oak and Fir trees. Several stands of oak and 

fir that stretch across thirty acres, are covered in lichen and 

dripping with Spanish Moss. Is it any wonder that our families, 

myself and three other brothers, enjoy 

coming to visit so much. There are so many outdoor

activities to occupy all the ages. 

It is my favorite place to visit. That year in 2007,

I took hundreds of pictures and have 

been painting ever since.

A breath of fresh air

In a forest primeval

Can set a mind free

I am linking this post to Helen's Hump Day Haiku